BBB4MI – Chimerica Assignment 1. Read the article on “Chimerica” on p120-121 in the text. 2. What is meant by Chimerica? Explain its origin. Chimerica is a neologism and portmanteau coined by Niall Ferguson and Moritz Schularick describing the symbiotic relationship between China and the United States‚ with incidental reference to the legendary chimera. In March 2010‚ anticipating the risk of tensions between the two nations escalating into a currency war‚ Ferguson published a
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Little Red Riding Hood‚ a children’s fairy tale that many people know‚ is a story about a young girl visiting her grandmother. The Oedipus Complex‚ an idea brought up by Sigmund Freud‚ refers to a rivalry with the parent of the same sex. According to Bruno Bettelheim‚ a psychologist and writer‚ Little Red Riding Hood and The Oedipus Complex have a lot in common. In Bettelheim’s analysis on the Brother’s Grimm version of the Little Red Riding Hood‚ he relates Little Red’s ignorance with a subconscious
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PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS Psychotic disorders are severe mental disorders that cause abnormal thinking and perceptions. These are mental disorders in which a person’s personality is severely confused and that person loses touch with reality. When a psychotic episode occurs‚ a person becomes unsure about what is real and what isn’t real and usually experiences hallucinations‚ delusions‚ off-the-wall behavior‚ chaotic speech and incoherency. A person behaving in this manner is often referred to as being
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The two poems‚ "Rising five" by Norman Nicholson and "Piano and Drums" by Gabriel Okara share many of the same base themes through the use of language techniques. Both these poems are to do with life and yet both looked at different parts of it. They each used similar language techniques but for different reasons. They both use metaphors and imagery to emphasise their points In both "Rising five" and "Piano and Drums" metaphors are used to link the surrounding with life itself. In the poem‚ "Rising
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Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III was born on February 8‚ 1960 in Manila. He is the third of the five children of Benigno S. Aquino‚ Jr.‚ who was then the Vice Governor of Tarlac province‚ and Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino‚ former President of the Philippines. He has four sisters‚ Maria Elena (Ballsy) Aquino-Cruz‚ Aurora Corazon (Pinky) Aquino-Abellada‚ Victoria Elisa (Viel) Aquino-Dee‚ and Kristina Bernadette (Kris) Aquino. He attended Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City for his elementary‚ high
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and computer research. Subject Synopsis 1. Historical development of English vocabulary 2. Morphological study: word formation 3. Semantic study: word meaning and sense relations 4. Metaphor and figurative speech 5. Word in context 6. Neologisms and lexical change 7. Investigating vocabulary through corpora Teaching/Learning Methodology Interactive lectures‚ seminars and group discussions‚ supplemented by use of of WebCT and online corpus study. Assessment Methods in Alignment
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would a 20 year old adult be placed in? A. Intimacy vs. Isolation B. Generativitiy vs. Stagnation C. Integrity vs. Despair D. Longevity vs. Guilt 20. Which of the following describes a person using words that have no known meaning? A. Neologisms B. Neolithic C. Verbalism D. Delusional blocking Answer Key 1. D 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. D 11. D 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. A 16. C 17. C 18. B 19.
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preconceived values/beliefs‚ and the author or the narrator must not favour any side of the conflicts at hand. Written text is Not Neutral- supported by “The Handmaid’s Tale” written by Margaret Atwood (Main Points)- Play on words‚ Point of View‚ Neologism/Connotations of words‚ Intertextual links‚ Epigraphs‚ Historical notes‚ Context all support this Point of view: story is told through Offred’s eyes- we only see situations the way she interprets them- her perspective her feelings and thoughts-
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A Brief Introduction to Methods of Word Formation in English I. Introduction Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form‚ language meaning‚ and language in context. The earliest known activities in descriptive linguistics have been attributed to Panini around 500 BCE‚ with his analysis of Sanskrit in Ashtadhyayi. The first subfield of linguistics is the study of language structure‚ or grammar
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complete other‚ speak in a way that doesn’t make sense or say illogical things. Some common signs of disorganized speech are: Loose associations: rapidly switching from one topic to another even though the topics have no connection between them Neologism: made-up words or phrases that only have meaning to you Perseveration: saying the same thing over and over (repetition of one
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